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Virtual Machine Manager 0.5.3 (Default branch)
01-11-2008
The Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager for short) is a desktop application for managing virtual machines. Since it uses libvirt, it is capable of managing machines from any hypervisor supported by libvirt. Xen is the current primary target. The application's views provide summaries and detailed statistics on performance and resource utilization. A wizard facilitates creation of new guest domains, both para-virtualized and fully-virtualized. Console access is enabled either to a text based serial console or fully graphical access via an embedded VNC client. License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:|
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VIRT-IMAGE(1) Virtual Machine Install Tools VIRT-IMAGE(1) NAME
virt-image - create virtual machines from an image descriptor SYNOPSIS
virt-image [OPTION]... IMAGE.XML DESCRIPTION
virt-image is a command line tool for creating virtual machines from an XML image descriptor "IMAGE.XML" (virt-image(5)). Most attributes of the virtual machine are taken from the XML descriptor (e.g., where the files to back the virtual machine's disks are and how to map them into the guest), though certain information must be added on the command line, such as the name of the guest. The XML descriptor defines most attributes of the guest, making it possible to bundle and distribute it together with the files backing the guest's disks. OPTIONS
Most options can be omitted, in which case virt-image will use defaults from the XML descriptor. When defaults are taken from the XML descriptor, they are indicated below as a path. --name is the only required command line option. -h, --help Show the help message and exit --connect=CONNECT Connect to a non-default hypervisor. See virt-install(1) for details General Options General configuration parameters that apply to all types of guest installs. -n NAME, --name=NAME Name of the guest instance -r MEMORY, --ram=MEMORY Memory to allocate for guest instance in megabytes. Defaults to "/image/devices/memory" in the XML descriptor. -u UUID, --uuid=UUID UUID for the guest; if none is given a random UUID will be generated. If you specify UUID, you should use a 32-digit hexadecimal number. --vcpus=VCPUS Number of vcpus to configure for your guest. Defaults to "/image/devices/vcpu" in the XML descriptor. --check-cpu Check that vcpus do not exceed physical CPUs and warn if they do. --os-type=OS_TYPE Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system (ex. 'linux', 'windows'). This will attempt to pick the most suitable ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported mouse drivers, virtio, and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. See virt-install(1) for valid values. --os-variant=OS_VARIANT Further optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system variant (ex. 'fedora8', 'winxp'). This parameter is optional, and does not require an "--os-type" to be specified. See virt-install(1) for valid values. Full Virtualization specific options Parameters specific only to fully virtualized guest installs. --noapic Disables APIC for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in XML descriptor) --noacpi Disables ACPI for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in XML descriptor) Networking Configuration -m MAC, --mac=MAC This is deprecated in favor of "--network ...,mac=MAC,..." -b BRIDGE, --bridge=BRIDGE This is deprecated in favor of "--network bridge=BRIDGE" -w NETWORK, --network=NETWORK Connect the guest to the host network. See virt-install(1) for details Graphics Configuration If no graphics option is specified, "virt-install" will default to --vnc if the DISPLAY environment variable is set, otherwise --nographics is used. --vnc Setup a virtual console in the guest and export it as a VNC server in the host. See virt-install(1) for details --vncport=VNCPORT Request a permanent, statically assigned port number for the guest VNC console. See virt-install(1) for details --vnclisten=VNCLISTEN Address to listen on for VNC connections. See virt-install(1) for details. -k KEYMAP, --keymap=KEYMAP Request that the virtual VNC console be configured to run with a non-English keyboard layout. --sdl Setup a virtual console in the guest and display an SDL window in the host to render the output. See virt-install(1) for details --nographics Do not attach a graphical device to the guest. See virt-install(1) for details Miscellaneous Options -p, --print Print the libvirt XML, but do not start the guest. --boot=BOOT The zero-based index of the boot record to use. The XML descriptor can contain multiple "/image/domain/boot" elements for use on different hypervisors. By default, the one that is most appropriate for the current hypervisor is selected. --replace Shutdown and remove any existing guest with the passed "--name" before installing from the image. --skip-checksum Do not check disk images against checksums (if they are listed in the image xml). -d, --debug Print debugging information --force Prevent interactive prompts. If the intended prompt was a yes/no prompt, always say yes. For any other prompts, the application will exit. EXAMPLES
Create and start a guest called "example" with a VNC console from "image.xml": # virt-image --name example --vnc -i image.xml Print the libvirt XML for a guest called "example" without graphics, but do not create or start a virtual machine: # virt-image --print --name example --nographics --image image.xml AUTHOR
Written by David Lutterkort. See the AUTHORS file in the source distribution for the complete list of credits. BUGS
Please see http://virt-manager.org/page/BugReporting COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html". There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO
virt-image(5), virt-install(1), the project website "http://virt-manager.org" 2009-12-10 VIRT-IMAGE(1)